title: Military ophthalmology in the Vietnam War.
abstract: This overview of the practice of military ophthalmology by US army ophthalmologists during the Vietnam War focuses on administrative management of eye and adnexal injuries, care of the wounded military and of Vietnamese civilians, and research activities. It concludes with improvements that have been subsequently adopted.
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: La Piana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hornblass
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D009885:Ophthalmology; D014481:United States; D014744:Vietnam; D014857:Warfare